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St. Nicholas Avenue and St. Nicholas Terrace, streets in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, an area originally settled by Dutch farmers, were named for St. Nicholas of Myra. The name later was taken for nearby St. Nicholas Park, located at the intersection of St. Nicholas Avenue and 127th Street. [113]
Saint Nicholas was later claimed as a patron saint of many diverse groups, from archers, sailors, and children to pawnbrokers. [7] [8] He is also the patron saint of both Amsterdam and Moscow. [9] During the Middle Ages, often on the evening before his name day of 6 December, children were bestowed gifts in his honour.
St. Nicholas was named a saint by the church on Dec. 6, which is the same day he is believed to have died in 343 A.D. The day is celebrated as a feast day.
St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Passaic, New Jersey) St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Manhattan) , New York City, destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks and rebuilt in 2022 St. Nicholas Kirche (New York City) , Manhattan, New York City, demolished 1960
St. Nicholas remained a popular figure throughout Europe, especially in Holland. "Santa Claus" derives from his Dutch name, "Sint Nikolaas," or " Sinter Klaas " for short.
Nicholas is a male name, ... where St Nicholas is the patron saint of the Hellenic Navy. [1] [2] ... Roman Catholic Archbishop of Colombo from 1977 to 2002;
Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. [3]
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.